MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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